tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post943620355341117213..comments2009-10-06T12:23:48.343-07:00Miss Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15926161058644761041noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-2293228904056869342009-10-06T12:23:48.544-07:002009-10-06T12:23:48.544-07:00Also, as far as I know, you can open a brokerage account at Vanguard with any amount of money. So you can always open one of those and save up the $1k, move into the star fund and then over to whatever fund you actually want.Slinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311889236278363648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-23533786568099227232009-09-18T12:41:50.148-07:002009-09-18T12:41:50.148-07:00@Me in millions - cool tip about having all your financials available in one place, I&#39;ll need to set that up. I&#39;m getting to the point where I have MANY different accounts and checking each of them becomes time consuming.<br /><br />@SS - definitely sign up for the e-delivery and save those fees, they freaked me out with the paperwork that said $20 annual fee. I then double checked that I had signed up for the electronic statements, I hate fees!<br /><br />@Lyn - I plan to keep the Star fund open for a few years as I slowly build up enough to open various index funds. You need 3-5 funds to create a balanced portfolio and it will take awhile to save enough for all those minimums!<br /><br />@Revanche - I have had a few vanguard etfs for years, I&#39;m finally moving into the more traditional funds. I hope I&#39;m happy, they seem to have a great reputation and loyal following.Miss Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15926161058644761041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-85989001734291159792009-09-17T18:32:15.933-07:002009-09-17T18:32:15.933-07:00Congratulations on opening your account. I&#39;ve been with Vanguard for nearly five years now, and I really like them. Of course, I&#39;m not very high maintenance either, but whatever.Revanchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-44631816475045248132009-09-16T09:13:27.840-07:002009-09-16T09:13:27.840-07:00I did the same thing you did with both my Roth IRA and my daughers Coverdells. I invested the initial 1K in the STAR fund and then transferred the money into another fund when I accumulated $3K in the ROTH. For the Coverdell the minumum for the other funds is $2K and not $3K so I was happy about that since I am almost at the 2K point (although the star fund has been doing well lately and I don&#39;t want to move the money!)Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-30345706756796387792009-09-16T06:54:21.562-07:002009-09-16T06:54:21.562-07:00Thank you thank you for the tip! I&#39;m in the non-profit world and do all of my own retirement planning. I have a star fund and had NO idea that you can save money on the fees. Off to log in and change my account info! Thanks!SShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654550016236787304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902570174035581145.post-64515936375162494732009-09-15T09:15:33.873-07:002009-09-15T09:15:33.873-07:00Congrats! I use Vanguard for my Roth and a few other investments and I&#39;ve been very happy so far. They are very responsive and helpful on the phone and the website is pretty good. You can put all of your investments (and bank accounts) on their website so you can see your full financial picture which I really like.me in millionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15926143368225918320noreply@blogger.com